Silver Meteor

Cold and cloudy for the East, warm, sunny and dry for the West, that pretty much describes this winter. Snowfall in the Rockies has been much below normal with some resorts now closing early. Brighton, Utah which I follow regularly has had 233" of snow so far while the full season average is 500". Down in the Salt Lake Valley my cousin says only 1" this winter. Could be water shortages ahead. Currently an historic heat wave is underway with temps at monthly extremes. Here in Eastern North Carolina 28F yesterday and 30F this morning, very cold for us. https://www.powder.com/news/lake-tahoe-resorts-close-heat-wave

Ski Resorts Close Early https://www.powder.com/news/lake-tahoe-resorts-close-heat-wave

Watching the radar over Delaware last night I noticed "yellow sparkles" showing up with some of the most intense and persistent snow bands. They matched up well with the areas of highest reported snow, especially the Seaford to Laurel area.

I've been keeping an eye on radar throughout the night. Was amazing to see Delaware getting dumped on non-stop. Storm has been slowly and steadily pulling away for a while now. Probably just flurries by daybreak. https://radar.weather.gov/station/kdox/standard

Laurel Delaware: Lady friend of mine in Laurel is a total snow freak. Not a weather geek but a snow freak. Anyway, she just told me the wind made snowballs in her backyard. I said that sounds pretty weird ... so she sent me this pic:

Speaking of "incredible," I actually once lived in the tiny town of Fenwick, Delaware! Was in a small mobile home park called "Cape Windsor" on the left hand side just over the Rt. 54 bridge with canals along our few streets that opened to the bay giving a fantastic view of Ocean City. Long ago, I think early '90s? We had a bona-fide blizzard with heavy snow and storm force winds on the coast. Went to full white-out conditions. Small street in front was blown free of snow while a drift reached to my roof. Beach blizzards are at the top of the charts!

Hello. Would appreciate it if you would comment on this website. It shows the swirling wind vortex near the coast yet at the same time shows a "Low" noticeably farther offshore. How are these dynamic graphics created? Accuracy? https://www.ventusky.com/wind-speed-map/10m-above-ground#p=37.74;-76.31;6&w=0xIAb9A9A

Seems to me the EURO was correct in not "tucking in" the surface low like so many other models did. It's well offshore and has been since leaving the Carolina coast. https://www.spc.noaa.gov/exper/mesoanalysis/new/viewsector.php?sector=17#

The Low is forming now on the Carolina Coast:

What happened to all the heavy snow on the Delmarva? Did it all melt?

I imagine DT is utterly apoplectic.

It struck on a Sunday night. I was supposed to report for my first day of work at DTNSRDC in Carderock, Md (Potomac River near Bethesda) Monday morning but of course that never happened. In fact, it wasn't until the next Monday that work opened. Expecting a tolerable 4" of overnight snow I woke up to what I thought was fog outside. With the onset of daylight I about fainted when I realized that "fog" was torrential snow. Cars were completely buried and drifts were to the top of storefronts. Tractors were used to clear Georgia Avenue (Georgian Towers in Silver Spring.) https://vlab.noaa.gov/web/nws-heritage/-/unpredictable-the-president-s-day-storm-of-1979

Classic DC area winter storm. Seen it countless times.

The most snowfall ever recorded in a single winter in Maryland was during the winter of 2009–10, when 262.5 inches of snow fell at Keysers Ridge.

Storm chaser in Greenville, NC: